1997 Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard
Pinot Noir
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By Richard Jennings
(Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard) Bricking medium ruby color; appetizing, tart black cherry, cola, dried berry, dried fig nose; velvety textured, tasty, complex, youthful, spicy tart black cherry, dried berry, iodine, iron palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
9/21/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard) Mature, earthy, herbal, red fruit nose; mature, earthy, herbal, red fruit palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
8/23/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 90 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard) Bricking medium red color with clear meniscus; savory, roasted meat, smoke and dried red fruit nose; maturing, harmonious, baked cherry, dried cherry, cinnamon, tart raspberry and mineral palate with balance and depth; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (best Calera Pinot I've ever tasted)
7/28/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard) Medium dark cherry red color; ripe, black cherry, soy nose; tasty, tart but ripe black cherry with tart plum and lime notes; long finish
7/16/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1997
- TypeRed
- ProducerCalera
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Designationn/a
- VineyardMills Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationMount Harlan
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9/17/2023 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 93 Points
Stoge Off at the Sedgwick's, this was awesome... going strong in its old age and I think has 5-10 more years left... def'ly needed the 5 hours of decant I gave it, brightness, red fruit (med - dark), almost some minerality to it... lovely
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4/13/2023 - WineDoctors wrote: 94 Points
with baby lamb chops, easter egg roast potatoes, amazing asparagus.
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11/20/2022 - Hojun-na-Wine wrote:
Medium garnet with bricking at the rim.
Medium intense nose of damp soil, wet clay, damp forest floor, cedar, dried cherry, old leather.
Medium alcohol, medium- body, medium+ acidity. Fine, resolved tannins gives a velvety mouthfeel.
While it feels a bit past peak, this is still drinking well and speaks to the condition it was stored in over at the estate. Fantastic peek into the potential of California Pinots when done right.
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9/9/2022 - WineDoctors wrote: 94 Points
Garnet not brick. Sturdy legs. Forever finish of perfectly ripened dark bing cherries. with Sicilian seafood linguine. Drinking well now at 25
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5/26/2019 - fred o. Likes this wine:
congrats J+J: cloudy ruby color. Nose sappy, candied red fruit; slightly musty -- definitely tastes aged. Palate candied cherry, some sweetness to the fruit; some earth. The palate was definitely better than I expected from the nose, and still offering a lot of pleasure. 92 pts
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